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🌕 Three days. One mission. 8 ideas for a future on the Moon.

🚀 From exploring the challenges of a sustainable human presence beyond Earth to developing innovative business solutions for tomorrow’s lunar economy, the Coimbra Space Summer School 2026 brought together 41 participants from 17 nationalities to learn, collaborate and turn ambitious questions into concrete ideas.

🛰️ Across Coimbra and Pampilhosa da Serra, participants took part in expert talks, teamwork, mentoring and hands-on activities, exploring different perspectives on the scientific, technological and human challenges of the space sector.

💡 Three days of learning, collaboration and experimentation came together in the final business ideas competition, where Team Selene took first place.

🌌 The Coimbra Space Summer School 2026 may be over, but the ideas, connections and perspectives developed over these three days are only the beginning.

See you on the next mission. 🚀

#CoimbraSpaceSummerSchool26 #CoimbraSpace #CSSS2026 #ArtemisII #Space

@institutopedronunes @esabicentro @observatoriodecoimbra
@geoplanet_emjm @centro.natureza

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1 ano atrás eu não fazia ideia do que a nova economia do espaço significava! Mas uma reunião e um evento na Universidade de Coimbra foram como um efeito borboleta, mudaram a minha história em Portugal!

Nos últimos dias participei na imersão do Coimbra Space Summer School organizado pela Incubadora da Agência Espacial Europeia com atividades no Observatório Geofísico e Astronómico da UC, no Instituto Pedro Nunes e no Observatório Espacial de Pampilhosa da Serra.

40 participantes, 17 países, 5 continentes. Estudantes, pesquisadores e empreendedores. Palestras e mentorias com professores e profissionais do ecossistema europeu.

Trabalhar na vanguarda da inovação foi sempre o que me motivou enquanto estudante, profissional e empreendedor! E não tem nada mais divertido do que estar rodeado de pessoas que desafiam o status quo e co-criam um futuro melhor!

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🚀 The final day of the Coimbra Space Summer School 2026 brought its conclusion.

Before the pitches, participants travelled to PASO to explore the critical role of ground-based infrastructures in the New Space era, following a keynote by Rafael Caldeirinha from the Instituto de Telecomunicações and a visit to its telescopes, radars and space surveillance facilities.

👩‍🚀 Then came the moment everyone had been working towards: the pitch session.

Across three days, participants had explored the technological, economic and human challenges of establishing a permanent presence around the Moon. They worked in teams, received mentoring, developed value propositions and transformed ambitious questions into concrete business ideas.

The programme concluded with Ignacio A. Reyes from Dunedain Space, who shared insights into the journey from scientist to space entrepreneur, before the final Award Ceremony.

🏆 Congrats Selene on the big win!

The Coimbra Space Summer School 2026 may be over, but the ideas developed here are only the beginning.

#CoimbraSpaceSummerSchool26 #CoimbraSpace #CSSS2026 #ArtemisII #Space

@institutopedronunes @esabicentro @observatoriodecoimbra
@geoplanet_emjm @centro.natureza

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🚀 After two days of exploring what it takes to build a sustainable human presence around the Moon, the teams reached the final stage.

The day began at PASO, where participants joined Rafael Caldeirinha from the Instituto de Telecomunicações for a keynote on the critical role of ground-based infrastructures in the New Space era.
They then went behind the scenes at PASO, exploring its telescopes, radars and space surveillance capabilities.

Back at Pampilhosa Business Center, it was time to pitch. Ideas were presented. Questions were answered. Solutions were challenged. And three days of teamwork, mentoring and learning came together in each team’s final proposal.

The programme closed with a keynote by Ignacio A. Reyes from Dunedain Space on how a scientist can become a space entrepreneur, followed by the Award Ceremony.

And just like that, the Coimbra Space Summer School 2026 comes to an end. 🌌

#CoimbraSpaceSummerSchool26 #CoimbraSpace #CSSS2026 #ArtemisII #Space Moon SpaceInnovation SpaceEconomy FutureofSpace SpaceExploration

@institutopedronunes @esabicentro @observatoriodecoimbra
@geoplanet_emjm @centro.natureza

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🛰️ On Day 2 of the Coimbra Space Summer School 2026, the focus shifted from exploring the challenges of lunar exploration to building and communicating solutions.

🌕 Through pitching training, mentoring and intensive teamwork, the participants continued developing their ideas for the Lunar Economy Challenge, considering the industries, services and technologies that could support a permanent human presence around theMoon.

🧑🏻‍🚀 The day also brought a strong focus on the human dimension of space exploration.

🛰️ Pedro Marques-Quinteiro explored performance and teamwork in isolated, confined and extreme environments, while Ricardo Gafeira addressed space weather and its impact on crewed missions. Two perspectives that highlight how resilience will be essentialfor humanity’s next chapter in space.

🌌 And then, the mission moved beyond Coimbra. After arriving in Pampilhosa da Serra, participants came together for an Interstellar Dinner before ending the day under one of Portugal’s darkest skies.

#CoimbraSpaceSummerSchool26 #CoimbraSpace #CSSS2026 #ArtemisII #Space Moon SpaceInnovation SpaceEconomy FutureofSpace SpaceExploration

@institutopedronunes @esabicentro @observatoriodecoimbra
@geoplanet_emjm @centro.natureza

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🚀 Day 2 of the Coimbra Space Summer School 2026 was all about turning ideas into stronger solutions.

The morning started with a warm-up quiz before participants moved into “How to Pitch”, a session focused on communicating ideas clearly and convincingly.

🌕 Then came hours of teamwork and mentoring, as the teams continued developing their answers to the Lunar Economy Challenge.

🧑🏻‍🚀 Pedro Marques-Quinteiro from Universidade Lusófona explored performance and teamwork in isolated, confined and extreme environments, while Ricardo Gafeira from the University of Coimbra looked at the impact of space weather on crewed space missions.

🌌 With new insights and plenty of teamwork, the teams then headed to Pampilhosa da Serra.

Tomorrow, the ideas take centre stage.

#CoimbraSpaceSummerSchool26 #CoimbraSpace #CSSS2026 #ArtemisII #Space

@institutopedronunes @esabicentro @observatoriodecoimbra
@geoplanet_emjm @centro.natureza

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🌕 The first day of the Coimbra Space Summer School 2026 brought participants together at the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory of Coimbra to explore the challenges of building a sustainable human presence around the Moon.

🌌 From understanding how space exploration missions are designed, to discovering Portugal’s role in the space sector and exploring lunar metallic and volatile resources, the day was all about turning ambitious questions into concrete ideas.

🚀 The teams also took their first steps into the Lunar Economy Challenge, combining teamwork, mentoring and different perspectives to imagine the industries, technologies and services that could shape the next chapter of human space exploration.

🔭 And, after a full day of ideas and collaboration, there was still time to look to the skies: an Astro-Dinner, astronomical observation and an Astro Q&A brought the first day to a close.

#CoimbraSpaceSummerSchool26 #CoimbraSpace #CSSS2026 #ArtemisII #Space

@institutopedronunes @esabicentro @observatoriodecoimbra
@geoplanet_emjm @centro.natureza

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And so, the mission begins. 🌕

👨🏻‍🚀 The first day of the Coimbra Space Summer School 2026 brought together students, researchers and space enthusiasts to start tackling one ambitious question: What will it take to build a sustainable human presence around the Moon?

🚀 From learning how space exploration missions are designed with Sabrina Carpy, to exploring the path From Portugal to Space with Pedro Coimbra, and diving into lunar metallic and volatile resources with John Pereira II, participants started turning challenges into ideas.

🌌 Between teamwork and mentoring the teams began shaping the industries, technologies and services that could support humanity’s next chapter in space.

And the day ended looking up. ✨

🔭 An Astro-Dinner and an astronomical observation at the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory of Coimbra brought everyone together under the night sky.

One day down. The mission has only just begun. 🌝

#CoimbraSpaceSummerSchool26 #CoimbraSpace #CSSS2026 #ArtemisII #Space

@institutopedronunes @esabicentro @observatoriodecoimbra
@geoplanet_emjm @centro.natureza

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A settembre il nostro @vazzinski sarà tra gli speakers di @romefutureweek all’interno di ‘Celeste: Oltre le stelle’, il Future Hub dedicato allo spazio.

Porterá il punto di vista di Vert Project, la nostra startup innovativa, spin-off @sapienzaroma e attualmente incubata in @esabicentro @lazioinnova : come si adatta il corpo umano allo stress ambientale estremo, dalla microgravità al freddo e caldo estremi, e cosa questo ci insegna sui limiti (e le possibilità) dell’esplorazione spaziale umana.

Sarà una giornata per esplorare uno dei settori che sta trasformando il nostro presente e il nostro futuro: un’occasione per raccontare lo spazio in modo accessibile e autorevole, non solo come frontiera tecnologica, ma come ecosistema che coinvolge ricerca, imprese, istituzioni e vita quotidiana.

Attraverso panel, incontri e momenti di confronto parleremo di osservazione della Terra, telecomunicazioni, navigazione, esplorazione spaziale, trasporto orbitale e delle opportunità offerte dalla New Space Economy.

Se vi va di approfondire questi temi e confrontarci dal vivo, ci vediamo lì.

📍 Industrie Fluviali, Roma
📅 24 settembre 2026

Registrati qui: https://romefutureweek.it/celeste/

#RomeFutureWeek #RFW26 #Celeste #vertproject

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Do conceito à prática. Um case study para partilhar conhecimento e um workshop onde as ideias ganharam voz. 🧑‍🚀🚀

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From concept to practice. A case study to share knowledge and a workshop where ideas found their voice. 🧑‍🚀🚀

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🌕 Artemis II happened. Now what?

🪐 Humanity is back in deep space – and the question is no longer whether we can get there, but what it takes to stay.

✨ At the Coimbra Space Summer School 2026, we start where Artemis II left off and ask the bigger question: what industries must exist within the next 20 years to enable a permanent human presence on the Moon?

🚀 Join us and help build what comes next.

📅 2–4 September 2026
📍 Coimbra & Pampilhosa da Serra

🔗 Apply now: https://spacesummerschool.ipn.pt/

📸 Photo: NASA

#CoimbraSpaceSummerSchool26 #CoimbraSpace #CSSS2026 #ArtemisII #Space #Moon #SpaceInnovation #SpaceEconomy #FutureofSpace #SpaceExploration

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🚀 The doors to space are open! Applications for the Coimbra Space Summer School 2026 are now live!

👨‍🚀 In April 2026, four humans flew around the Moon for the first time in 54 years. Now it's time to imagine what comes next.

🌕 Inspired by Artemis II, the first space crewed mission since 1972, the 12th Coimbra Space Summer School will challenge students, researchers and entrepreneurs to design innovative solutions for the future of human space exploration.

📅 2-4 September | Coimbra & Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal

🔗Apply now! Link on the bio.

📸 Photo: NASA

#CoimbraSpaceSummerSchool26 #CoimbraSpace #CSSS2026 #ArtemisII #Space #Moon #SpaceInnovation #SpaceEconomy #FutureofSpace #SpaceExploration

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